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Y. u. C. A.
International Conference of the General
Secretaries.
Is. F. Bulletin, May 18th.

IS. F. Bulletin May lSth.J
Following the International Convention
of the Young Mems Christian Association
comes the conference of the General Secre-
taries of the Association. The regular
session began this morning, but the bust
ness meetings were prefaced by hearty
greetings last evening at Masonic Hail.
The members of the Ladies Auxiliary had
fittingly decked the hall for the reception
of the guests, and theroo were thronged.
Before S o'clock the guests gathered at the
banquet board and enjoyed a. collation.
Seated upon the dais were D. Edward
Collins. First Vice President, and Isaiah
Bray, General Secretary of the Oakland
Association VIM. L. Davis, Mayor of Oak
land; S. A. Taggart, State Secretary of
Pennsylvania Z. C. Frost, of Portland, Or;
Il. !. Mccoy, General Secretary of the San
Francisco Association; Joseph Hardee, of
Alabama Robert Weidonsall, of Chicago :;
Robert Orr, of Pittsburg; R. R. NJ. Buoney,
of New York r. c. Morse, General Secre-
tary of the International Association d.
A. Sinclair, of Dayton, O., and Rev. DIR.
Chapman, pastor of the BROOKLYN Presby-
terrain Church.
At the conclusion of the BANQUET the
hosts and guests joined in singing.
Vice President Collins then, on behalf of
the Association, extended cordial welcome
to the visitors.
Mayor William r. Davis delivered an
address of welcome in behalf of the city.
Secretary Bray read telegram of greet
ing from the Senior class of the School of
Christian Workers at Springfield, Mass.
Rev. DR.. Chapman delivered an address
of welcome in behalf of the churches.
S. A. Taggart State Secretary for Penn
sylvania, replied to the greetings.
r. G. Morse, of New York, General Sec
rotary of the International Committee, and
Major Hardee, of Alabama, also spoke for
the visitors. Mr.. NJ rse, in his remarks,
spoke fayorably of continuing the exclusive
character of the conference, that the dis
cussion might be without constraint.
Thanks were extended 10 the ladies for
the entertainment, upon motion of George
A. Whar3urton, Railroad Secretary of New
York.
This morning the Seventh International
Conference of General Secretaries of the
Young Mems Christian Association began
at the Chapel of the First Congregational
Church, corner of Twelfth and Clay streets.
Secretary Frost, OF Portland, Or, con-
Quoted devotional exercises.
The delegates then devoted a time to
prayer Tor the Secretaries who are unable
TO attend the Conference
Secretary Baldwin, of Iowa, took the
chair
J. W. Hansen. of ST. Joseph, No, was
elected Secretary by unanimous vote
The first important matter discussed was
the admission of reporters to the meetings.
Secretary George T. Hansen favored press
sessions saying that the Conference had
no business which need be conducted In
the dark
Others favored the exclusion of report
ers, and finally the conference decided, by
large majority, to stand by rule that
reporters shall be rigidly excluded from
the day sessions, but that the evening ses-
sions would be public.
The Conference resolved TO invite the
pastors Of the local churches and the Di-
rectors of the local association to be present
at all sessions, and convened in secret ses-
sion.